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in rolled ronald reagan to reassert american supremacy in the world. now, that wasn't necessarily the experience of the population at large. to the population at large, america was in a recession at the end of jimmy carter's first term in 1980, experiencing a recovery in 1984. the voting was essentially reflection of the economy reality of the day. the stung in 1980, it was getting better in 84, reagan won again. this year, central retore i cal challenge that barack obama has faced and faces now is not a nation recovering from a financial crisis. but a national psyche that once again is haunted by the specter of permanent american decline. for his likely opponent the fall the way to run against barack obama is clear, blame him entirely for the economic difficulties and insinuate sometimes not so softly, that if reelected, barack obama will guarantee irrepairable damage to american supremacy. >> this campaign is about more than replacing a president. it's about saving the soul of america. president obama and i have very different visions of america. pre
in rolled ronald reagan to reassert american supremacy in the world. now, that wasn't necessarily the experience of the population at large. to the population at large, america was in a recession at the end of jimmy carter's first term in 1980, experiencing a recovery in 1984. the voting was essentially reflection of the economy reality of the day. the stung in 1980, it was getting better in 84, reagan won again. this year, central retore i cal challenge that barack obama has faced and faces...
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rick santorum, in the party of ronald reagan, is hardly the sunny, optimistic conservative that ronald reagan portrayed himself to be. and so i agree with you, if rick santorum were the nominee, it would be a clear distinction between himself and president obama in terms of message, in terms of philosophy, in terms of vision for the future of this country. >> let's listen to a santorum campaign robo call that's going out in michigan as we speak. >> -- can vote in the republican primary on tuesday. why is it so important? romney's supporting the bailouts for his wall street billionaire buddies but oppose the auto bailouts. that was a slap in the face to every michigan worker. on tuesday, join democrats who are going to send a loud message to massachusetts mitt romney by voting for rick santorum for president. >> rick santorum's getting some criticism in republican circles for that. but john, that is a smart robo call for him? >> any little bit's going to help. it can't hurt for santorum. it's a very close race and democrats are allowed to vote. in 2000, when we saw very similar sort of
rick santorum, in the party of ronald reagan, is hardly the sunny, optimistic conservative that ronald reagan portrayed himself to be. and so i agree with you, if rick santorum were the nominee, it would be a clear distinction between himself and president obama in terms of message, in terms of philosophy, in terms of vision for the future of this country. >> let's listen to a santorum campaign robo call that's going out in michigan as we speak. >> -- can vote in the republican...
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. >> i happen to subscribe to ronald reagan's maxim that peace comes through strength. i want to have a military that's so strong no one wants to test it. you see, you want to -- >> president obamand mitt romney both making their case to veterans in rginia today. the president talking about ending our trillion-dollar wars, at least eventually, and his opponent talking about ronald reagan. joining us now, john stanton, washington bureau chief at "buzz feed" and it's been way too long since we've had you on show. congratulations on your move,vy way, how is "buzz feed"? of th yid around the convention is you greyhound bused down there, and sort of went out of your way to talk to regular on the street folks who were not necessarily getting, having their opinions plundered by pundits. en you're doing sort of "man on the street" talking to people about politics, do people ever talk about the wars? >> they do. talking, particularly, i was in savannah and talkingo church people that were feeding the working poor and homeless people. there were a lot of veterans there. some of t
. >> i happen to subscribe to ronald reagan's maxim that peace comes through strength. i want to have a military that's so strong no one wants to test it. you see, you want to -- >> president obamand mitt romney both making their case to veterans in rginia today. the president talking about ending our trillion-dollar wars, at least eventually, and his opponent talking about ronald reagan. joining us now, john stanton, washington bureau chief at "buzz feed" and it's been...
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the ronald reagan presidential foundization threat toeng sue over what's said to be a vial of the president's blood up for auction. they claim it was taken at george washington hospital after reagan was shot in 1981. bidding tuesday topped $14,000. >>> coming up, in the nba playoffs, the heat get physical. and baseball's rays rely on the long ball. >>> plus, the phoenix coyotes claw per their lives in the stanley cup playoffs. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look." the wheat in every mini-wheat has gotta be just right. perfect golden color. rich in fiber. my dad taught me, and i taught my son out there. morning, pa. wait... who's driving the...? ♪ 99 bushels of wheat on the farm, 99 bushels of wheat ♪ [ male announcer ] yep, there's 8 filling layers of whole grain fiber in those fun little biscuits... so they stick with you, all morning long. kellogg's® mini-wheats cereal. [ mini ] yee haw! a big breakfast in a little biscuit. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often han
the ronald reagan presidential foundization threat toeng sue over what's said to be a vial of the president's blood up for auction. they claim it was taken at george washington hospital after reagan was shot in 1981. bidding tuesday topped $14,000. >>> coming up, in the nba playoffs, the heat get physical. and baseball's rays rely on the long ball. >>> plus, the phoenix coyotes claw per their lives in the stanley cup playoffs. your first look at sports is straight ahead....
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ronald reagan up here with the 7.2%. >> right. >> winning. you've got ford and carter and bush in '92 losing with almost the same unemployment rate. the democrats in 1952 losing with a 3% unemployment rate and we can go on. >> a lot of that also has to do with trend lines. obviously the top one with reagan from 10%, 11%. >> that's precisely the point. the previous chart, first chart on trends and it was a good predictor. second chart was level. >> okay. >> let's go to gdp growth. >> and by the way, that's difficult for the president because the unemployment rate exploded the first year or two under the president and then came down. >> that's difficult for the president? >> what i'm saying, i'm saying it's harder to predict about the trend lines for the president because when he came in, you know, we hadn't bottomed out yet. >> that's true. with reagan it went up and came back down. the problem with the president it's not coming down it's flatlining. the unemployment per se is flatlining and that's his problem. to gdp growth under obama has be
ronald reagan up here with the 7.2%. >> right. >> winning. you've got ford and carter and bush in '92 losing with almost the same unemployment rate. the democrats in 1952 losing with a 3% unemployment rate and we can go on. >> a lot of that also has to do with trend lines. obviously the top one with reagan from 10%, 11%. >> that's precisely the point. the previous chart, first chart on trends and it was a good predictor. second chart was level. >> okay. >>...
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reagan would be pushed to the sidelines in today's republican party. >> ronald reagan, who as i recall is not accused of being a tax and spend socialist, understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, that for him to make a deal, he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases. did it multiple times. he could not get through a republican primary today. >> and when it came to specific policy differences, president obama -- >> hold on a second. i'm sorry. >> this is the best part right here. it's coming up. >> he's no better at constitutional law than he is at republican politics. >> oh, please. he spoke about that too. i'll get there. >> barack obama is the expert on who can win a republican primary today? >> you simmer down. stop. >> i'm relaxed. i don't say -- i have never once -- never once have you heard me say that anything that barack obama supports is, quote, radical vision for america. >> right. ok. >> and goes against everything -- what did he say? goes against everything -- >> well, you haven't talked about the ryan budget then. >> ant
reagan would be pushed to the sidelines in today's republican party. >> ronald reagan, who as i recall is not accused of being a tax and spend socialist, understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, that for him to make a deal, he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases. did it multiple times. he could not get through a republican primary today. >> and when it came to specific policy differences, president obama -- >> hold on a...
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ronald reagan wouldn't avoid military strike. i think jimmy carter the regime is not taken seriously. i believe when the iranians look at ronald rgan they saw something diffentland reed the hostages. >> seems like a dispute in the line in the sand. you're not taking the president at his word but a lot of people will. >> i'm not taking -- i have taken his word. the word containnt means military power. sations are here. they could go to here. ch more significant sanctions could mean what he is talking about unless he clarifies. >> you believe -- >> you're interpreting containment to mean military power. i'm saying he hasn't said that. he dn't clarify that. you stop diplomacy?, wn you're saying sanctions aren't working as well as they should because of -- should you keep going? >> i'mot sure he should announce that publicly but i think he should have an agreement with predent netanyahu on what the brigh line test indfu ben e two men because we don't israel to take action if it didn't have to take action. his failure to meet with pre
ronald reagan wouldn't avoid military strike. i think jimmy carter the regime is not taken seriously. i believe when the iranians look at ronald rgan they saw something diffentland reed the hostages. >> seems like a dispute in the line in the sand. you're not taking the president at his word but a lot of people will. >> i'm not taking -- i have taken his word. the word containnt means military power. sations are here. they could go to here. ch more significant sanctions could mean...
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which is why bill clinton and ronald reagan had it. i can't vote, but if i did, would he have my vote. >> you know the other thing, dylan, is likability and humanness, up against mitt romney who the jokes now are all about how he is a some sort of cyborg, a robot, not of this world. to have someone who is very, very human going up against someone who seems robotic, i think is great for the obama team. bad for the rnc if they are going to try it to use that against them. >> which takes us to the end of the political conversation, which is the way they end every meeting, which is, ever how bad it gets, aren't you glad we are running against romney. >>> we shelf our political conversation for the day. imagine you're in the car -- not in the car, just wherever you are. you send a text message. this week a new jersey judge will decide on lawsuit that considers all of this. a sender after text message, not in the car, sent a text message it a driver who receives the incoming text message. proceedsed while receiving the incoming message it se
which is why bill clinton and ronald reagan had it. i can't vote, but if i did, would he have my vote. >> you know the other thing, dylan, is likability and humanness, up against mitt romney who the jokes now are all about how he is a some sort of cyborg, a robot, not of this world. to have someone who is very, very human going up against someone who seems robotic, i think is great for the obama team. bad for the rnc if they are going to try it to use that against them. >> which...
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he suddenly became the opposite of what ronald reagan was to those reagan democrats. rightly or wrongly those reagan democrats thought romney had understood them, had come from a family a lot like theirs and cared about them. it's okay to be rich. it's not okay to be the candidate of the rich, for the rich, by the rim. >> there are big moments in everybody's campaign. and romney's 47% remark may be his. and todd akin is at the center. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason to look twice. the entirely new lexus es and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ [ female announcer ] and try aleve for relief from tough headaches. wouldn't it be nice if there wa
he suddenly became the opposite of what ronald reagan was to those reagan democrats. rightly or wrongly those reagan democrats thought romney had understood them, had come from a family a lot like theirs and cared about them. it's okay to be rich. it's not okay to be the candidate of the rich, for the rich, by the rim. >> there are big moments in everybody's campaign. and romney's 47% remark may be his. and todd akin is at the center. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason to look...
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reagan versus jimmy carter. >> it's a game of inches here. >> ronald reagan versus gerald ford in 1976. a campaign you can get really excited about. it's just not huge differences. by the way, i can say without a doubt that if mitt romney were sitting in barack obama's chair, on january 20th, he would have done a lot of the same things on the bailouts, a lot of the same things with detroit, he just would have. you know why? because george w. bush -- >> did a lot -- >> basically did the same things. he wouldn't have gone forward -- actually, he may have gone forward to health care because the "usa today" op-ed in 2009 told barack obama you need to have an vidindividual mandate. >> there's not a big difference between these two guys. for my republican friends that get mad when i say that, go look at his record. it's right there. he's not a conservative. >> look, i mean how he governed in massachusetts. the health care law was the predecessor for obama care, right? romney came in, inherited a bad economic situation, talked about how he had to turn it around which is what obama is doing. h
reagan versus jimmy carter. >> it's a game of inches here. >> ronald reagan versus gerald ford in 1976. a campaign you can get really excited about. it's just not huge differences. by the way, i can say without a doubt that if mitt romney were sitting in barack obama's chair, on january 20th, he would have done a lot of the same things on the bailouts, a lot of the same things with detroit, he just would have. you know why? because george w. bush -- >> did a lot -- >>...
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reagan had worked together when he has spent the last year sucking up to the tea party is something that the president should have -- >> here is robert gibbs defending the president on "meet the press." gibbs tried to tackle romney's debate flip-flops. i think he did it here. let's watch. >> it's not rocket science to believe that the president was disappointed in the expectations that he has for himself. but, look, i think part of that was because, as i said earlier, we met a new mitt romney. we met a mitt romney that wanted to walk away from the central theory of his economic plan which is his tax cut. i don't have a tax cut that's $4.8 trillion or $5 trillion. i'm not going to cut taxes on the rich. i don't have a medicare voucher plan. i love teachers, i think we need more of them. i mean, look, don't believe me, speaker gingrich was pretty eloquent in running during the primaries in saying, look, mitt romney will say absolutely anything to get elected. >> well, one thing i have been saying about the campaign is the president needs surrogates out there, he needs confederates, pe
reagan had worked together when he has spent the last year sucking up to the tea party is something that the president should have -- >> here is robert gibbs defending the president on "meet the press." gibbs tried to tackle romney's debate flip-flops. i think he did it here. let's watch. >> it's not rocket science to believe that the president was disappointed in the expectations that he has for himself. but, look, i think part of that was because, as i said earlier, we...
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who will be that next ronald reagan? who will be our heroes? who will become the next generation of the great leaders? the republican party's an empty vessel unless we view it with values. we have to believe in something. >> if it's halftime in america, i'm fearful of what the final score's going to be if we let this president start the second half as the quarterback. >> i thought you would be interested in knowing that running for president of the united states is really one series of humiliations after another. but it's also a very educational experience. and i learned three things when i was running for president. first of all, i learned where john wayne was born. that's very important. and then second, i learned the day that elvis presley was born. these are vital issues to our republic. and third i learned, never forget the three things that you learned. very important when you're running for president. >> you were talking about yesterday how good she was. >> she was so funny. >> the reviews for michele bachmann were all positive. >> oh, y
who will be that next ronald reagan? who will be our heroes? who will become the next generation of the great leaders? the republican party's an empty vessel unless we view it with values. we have to believe in something. >> if it's halftime in america, i'm fearful of what the final score's going to be if we let this president start the second half as the quarterback. >> i thought you would be interested in knowing that running for president of the united states is really one series...
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reagan. joining us now, john stanton, washington bureau chief at "buzz feed" and it's been way too long since we've had you on show. congtulations on yr moy s "buzz feed"? >> it's awe? >> one of the things you did around the convention is you greyhound bused down there, and sort of went out of your way to talk to regular on the street folks who were not necessarily und pus. hg eir inio when you're doing sort of "man on the street" talking to people about politics, do people ever talk about the wars? >> they do. talking, particularly, i was in savannah and talking to church people that re feeding the oprking poor andomel there.f van some of the people i talked to on the bus were veterans. they feel like their plight as the working poor in this country, no one is really talking about the wars anymore. president obama talks about it, sort of generally, his accomplishments, but he doesn't talk about so much going forrd and what's going to happen. i think a lot of people have become fatigued with
reagan. joining us now, john stanton, washington bureau chief at "buzz feed" and it's been way too long since we've had you on show. congtulations on yr moy s "buzz feed"? >> it's awe? >> one of the things you did around the convention is you greyhound bused down there, and sort of went out of your way to talk to regular on the street folks who were not necessarily und pus. hg eir inio when you're doing sort of "man on the street" talking to people...
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stag place hovering and republican ronald reagan beating jimmy carter then. three decades later. a new record, $4.30 a gallon and teetering economy. obama beating bush. do prices hurt? unemployment is also sided on this, chris, but according to real clear politics, gas prices almost four times more consistent with the president's standing than unemployment. so new normal or not, the presidents watch the pump like everybody else, even since the days of ethol. >> let me bring in john, former ceo of shell oil usa and now the cee of citizens for affordable energy. it's good to see you. and, in fact, i've got to give you kudos, in 2010 you predicted we would see $5 gas in 2012 and now a lot of other experts are saying this same thing. i guess what the afternoon consumer wants to know is there anything that can stop this train? >> well, we're actually in unchartered waters. that's the problem. and that's why the volatility and the prediction of high prices is so logical. what's different is -- well, what's the same. we have failed to make decisions on increasing domestic production. no
stag place hovering and republican ronald reagan beating jimmy carter then. three decades later. a new record, $4.30 a gallon and teetering economy. obama beating bush. do prices hurt? unemployment is also sided on this, chris, but according to real clear politics, gas prices almost four times more consistent with the president's standing than unemployment. so new normal or not, the presidents watch the pump like everybody else, even since the days of ethol. >> let me bring in john,...
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seriously though, i thought when i'm studying ronald reagan and trying to figure out how good he was at what he did, the old rule of speech making, tell them what you're going to tell them, tell them, and ten thhen tell them wu told them. do you it over and over until they finally buy what you bought after the fact. >> but there's -- >> and he didn't ever do it. >> there's another problem which is to go back to a point david made about the choice. if you say we're going to make a choice. this is about visions and values and policies. the problem -- a lot of problem has been the president is very good at defining mitt romney as being a throwback as you said to the bush administration, but there's got to be an alternative. the alternative is what is the president's plan for the next four years? where is the specificity? >> more jobs program, more stimulus programs. >> there's very little that voters -- that undecided voters can sink their teeth in and say this is what obama is going to do in the fex four years. >> why he saying rebuild america? why does he say we're going to put rail i
seriously though, i thought when i'm studying ronald reagan and trying to figure out how good he was at what he did, the old rule of speech making, tell them what you're going to tell them, tell them, and ten thhen tell them wu told them. do you it over and over until they finally buy what you bought after the fact. >> but there's -- >> and he didn't ever do it. >> there's another problem which is to go back to a point david made about the choice. if you say we're going to...
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. >> going back to ronald reagan in terms of his economic plan, at this point in time, same point in time in his presidency, as barack obama's in his, we had just come off the fourth consecutive quarter of 8% growth or higher. this president has just come off a year of 1.7%. there's a dramatic difference in the outcome of those two policies. it suggests that when we're critiquing this president, we're critiquing it based on success. >> yes, but it's also important to understand that obama is standing on three decades of deregulation. three decades of completely perverted economic policy that he's responding to. so it's not, they're not, you're comparing apples and oranges here. >> i'm comparing the same -- you go to looking at what happened in the '90s with speaker gingrich in terms of balancing the budget, low unemployment. that worked fine. >> under president clinton. >> it was also, it was also speaker gingrich. the budget got balanced in '98 after the '97 tax cuts. >> it's absolutely fascinating to me that any type of economic recovery or stability is always linked to republicans
. >> going back to ronald reagan in terms of his economic plan, at this point in time, same point in time in his presidency, as barack obama's in his, we had just come off the fourth consecutive quarter of 8% growth or higher. this president has just come off a year of 1.7%. there's a dramatic difference in the outcome of those two policies. it suggests that when we're critiquing this president, we're critiquing it based on success. >> yes, but it's also important to understand that...
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i talked about tip o'neill and ronald reagan of the 1980s. didn't see eye to eye. they got things done. '90s you and bill clinton. a fascinating character. you guys obviously didn't see eye to eye. you got things done. and bill clinton is having a huge impact in this race. rich lowry of course of the national review said if you want to see when this election turned it was in the middle of bill clinton's speech. this guy still -- you said something about georgia ads. what was that? >> i was told last night by randy evans who is the national committeeman from georgia that there are more ads in georgia for obama with clinton in them than there are with obama in them. which makes sense. you know, bill clinton is the best political figure in terms of skill since ronald reagan. >> right. >> that's just a fact. >> right. >> and his ability to communicate, i thought his speech, which i had to watch, i actually didn't watch the obama speech. >> right. >> i watched the clinton speech. i thought it would be more creative, more interesting. and it turned out to be a lot more i
i talked about tip o'neill and ronald reagan of the 1980s. didn't see eye to eye. they got things done. '90s you and bill clinton. a fascinating character. you guys obviously didn't see eye to eye. you got things done. and bill clinton is having a huge impact in this race. rich lowry of course of the national review said if you want to see when this election turned it was in the middle of bill clinton's speech. this guy still -- you said something about georgia ads. what was that? >> i...
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. >> i'll do what ronald reagan did. i've been scratching my head trying to find somebody with all the attributes, political experience and smarts, the tv commentator role. it's you, man. [ female announcer ] born from the naturally sweet monk fruit, something this delicious could only come from nature. now from the maker of splenda sweeteners, discover nectresse. the only 100% natural, no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. the rich, sweet taste of sugar. nothing artificial. ♪ it's all that sweet ever needs to be. new nectresse. sweetness naturally. >>> hello, i'm mitt romney. and tonight i'd like to talk to the american people about recent developments that have damaged my presidential campaign and portrayed me in a negative light. developments that to some make me seem unfit to be president. i'm talking, of course, about the way my hair looks right now. slightly askew, and i know it looks bad. to the american people, i say i'm sorry. i burned through my last tube can of alberto vo5 mousse the other da
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>> oh, my god. >> let's go to mike barnicle, ronald reagan colored his hair for 80 years. that's good. >> is that a yes? >> we don't know. >> mike, really quickly i want to touch on what jim has been talking about, the column was talking about, what a lot of middle swing voters in america are concerned about. that is that washington hasn't worked over the past four years. when you have a new guy coming in and doesn't just talk about changing the tenor of washington but can say, i was a republican governor in a state that was 87% democratic in the legislature. i passed a health care reform bill, and i had ted kennedy standing next to me when i did it. that's a lot different from elizabeth warren saying, i can't name a single person that i would work for on the republican side if i were sent to the senate. >> there were many, many days when mitt romney was governor of massachusetts that when he went to his office, the corner office in the statehouse in boston, massachusetts, he was the only republican in the building. seriously. >> seriously. >> seriously. the legislature --
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it may not be pretty, it may be like gerald ford beating ronald reagan in 1976. if we have to go to the convention, we'll go to the convention. but at the end of the day, we're going to out muscle them. >> you get the sense, though joe, from walking around the block, a couple of funny things have occurred over the past two weeks i would say. off of the poll with president obama's approval ratings. one is that people are not really walking around saying, hey, the economy has recovered. they're apprehensive about the economy. but you do get a distinct sense that the parade of republicans in all the debates, the compilation of all that evidence. finger pointing, yelling back and forth has had a weight on the voters' minds saying who are these guys? the other thing is the hhs ruling last week. now the president came to it too late, compromised, i think most people feel that way. but i think many women looked at the republican response and said, what? i mean there wasn't a single -- i can't recall a single republican who achieved headlines by saying, you know, we have
it may not be pretty, it may be like gerald ford beating ronald reagan in 1976. if we have to go to the convention, we'll go to the convention. but at the end of the day, we're going to out muscle them. >> you get the sense, though joe, from walking around the block, a couple of funny things have occurred over the past two weeks i would say. off of the poll with president obama's approval ratings. one is that people are not really walking around saying, hey, the economy has recovered....
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ronald reagan, the guys walk away from the family and we don't have the conversation. >> one of the things i love about your book is you're reading sarah palin, because on the show before, i certainly don't agree with her politically -- >> nor do i. >> but it is interesting the reading i do of her as a parent. to the exception she got wealthy, she doesn't have four nannies or something. it is a very all hands-on-deck parenting. >> yes, back when levi was in the picture, this was a great profile done of the family with sarah palin teaching levi how to marinate a roast beef or something. i disagree with every word that emerges from sarah palin's mouth, i want to say that, but this was really speaking to something that a lot of people -- which is the true equal assumptions about who does what around the house. >> that resonated with a lot of women, a lot of voters, regardless of whether they agree with sarah palin, but the picture of her doing it all and towing the little ones along. >> and the husband still doing his part. >> that really annoyed me because again it was like, wow, she's able
ronald reagan, the guys walk away from the family and we don't have the conversation. >> one of the things i love about your book is you're reading sarah palin, because on the show before, i certainly don't agree with her politically -- >> nor do i. >> but it is interesting the reading i do of her as a parent. to the exception she got wealthy, she doesn't have four nannies or something. it is a very all hands-on-deck parenting. >> yes, back when levi was in the picture,...
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reagan at these type of events. that said, you're a sitting president, you're at 46%. we're talking about mitt romney. what does barack obama have to do to get four more percentage points? >> i think he has to -- it's why you're seeing the campaign you are. this is a segmented targeted campaign. they're speaking to women's voters about specific issues, they're speaking to latinos about another. when you look at it, this is a puzzle in every battleground state. right? so it's got to hit a certain percentage of hispanics here, certain percentage of young voters here, percentage of suburban women voters here. obviously they believe they've raised questions on romney. i thought it was interesting to hear romney in these interviews this weekend admit that it was working. usually do you ever let your opponent know -- >> he's a data guy! he's so fascinated by data. >> well, it's working. >> michael, i'd love to hear from everybody else on the panel, too. we always hear about the gender gap. what does mitt romney do to get
reagan at these type of events. that said, you're a sitting president, you're at 46%. we're talking about mitt romney. what does barack obama have to do to get four more percentage points? >> i think he has to -- it's why you're seeing the campaign you are. this is a segmented targeted campaign. they're speaking to women's voters about specific issues, they're speaking to latinos about another. when you look at it, this is a puzzle in every battleground state. right? so it's got to hit a...
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he was close friends with ronald and nancy reagan, and admitted that he often felt he had to be extra tough on them in interviews. take a look. >> how many blacks are there on your top campaign staff, governor? >> i couldn't honestly answer you now. >> that speaks for itself. >> huh? >> i say that speaks for itself. >> no. because i can't tell you how many people are on the staff. >> but you know black from white? >> oh, yes. >> what was your husband's role in the iran contra? >> nothing. i mean -- >> well, he was president of the united states. >> it was what -- i don't know enough about iran contra, mike, to talk to you intelligently about it. all i know is that he did not think he had done anything wrong. he didn't know of anything that was going on. >> you're going to be in japan, and i'm told it's a $2 million two weeks. >> they're getting two of us. they are working us like crazy. >> but it's going to be a well-recompensed for two weeks. >> it is for everybody who goes there, which you probably know. now you really didn't need that question. >> i love it. >> ice. >> i remember w
he was close friends with ronald and nancy reagan, and admitted that he often felt he had to be extra tough on them in interviews. take a look. >> how many blacks are there on your top campaign staff, governor? >> i couldn't honestly answer you now. >> that speaks for itself. >> huh? >> i say that speaks for itself. >> no. because i can't tell you how many people are on the staff. >> but you know black from white? >> oh, yes. >> what was...
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reagan, they loved the arena. and i just don't get the impression that this guy loves the arena. >> and harry truman, miles, loved the arena even when it looked like he was going to lose. he got on a train and just beat the hell out of the republicans all summer. and shocked dewey and the world. >> but they had a plan. the question is, does the president have a plan? and the guy he was before being president, is he still the same guy today? and can he afford not to be bold? at this point in time, can he afford not to be bold? >> no. >> no. >> he can't. >> i don't think he can. >> joe, you're onto something. you know, at 1:00 in the morning when the temperature is 95 degrees in philadelphia, 1948, the old convention center, harry truman came on. worst hour of the morning, like 1:00 in the morning, and said, i'm calling congress back into session. and see if they are willing to pass what they promised to the american people. jam it at them. said, go ahead and say no to me. and they did say no to him, but he won. >>
reagan, they loved the arena. and i just don't get the impression that this guy loves the arena. >> and harry truman, miles, loved the arena even when it looked like he was going to lose. he got on a train and just beat the hell out of the republicans all summer. and shocked dewey and the world. >> but they had a plan. the question is, does the president have a plan? and the guy he was before being president, is he still the same guy today? and can he afford not to be bold? at this...